Lions' Munich Gamble: Smart Move or Scheduling Squeeze?
TL;DR
Detroit pressed to play a 2026 Munich game, leveraging German ties and Amon-Ra St. Brown, but the decision trades off a tough roughly 12-day stretch with likely no bye; the league granted a mini-bye after Thanksgiving, and analysts debate whether the trade-off was worth it.
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